Where does “دیوؤ” come from?

دیوؤ (Ushojo) comes from Urdu دیو, from Sanskrit देव, from Proto-Indo-Iranian daywás, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

دیوؤ (Ushojo): monster, creature

Definitions

  1. monster, creature

Ancestry of “دیوؤ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduدیوdemon; jinn; deva
2Sanskritदेवheavenly, divine, also said of terrestrial things...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniandaywásgod
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian daywás →